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No-Tilling Into Living Grasses

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2010

Over the past 38 years, we've produced a handful of No-Till Farmer articles on no-tilling corn and other crops into a living cover, such as alfalfa sod, cereal rye or wheat. But it’s a tricky maneuver and one that has not caught on among many no-tillers.

Living Cover In Corn Could Aid Biofuels

August 2, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Iowa State University researchers are testing between-row cover grasses as part of research looking at ways to reduce soil runoff and keep vital nutrients in the soils while crop residue, called stover, is removed from farm fields to produce biofuels.

Selling Stover Could Hurt Bottom Line

September 27, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management

An area farmer told University of Nebraska Extension educator Jim Schneider that he recently received an offer to buy his corn residue for as much as $20 a ton or $60 an acre for a 3-ton harvest.

Perennial Cover Crops Could Aid Biofuel Production

September 23, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops

Perennial groundcovers' root systems may contribute enough carbon to the soil to offset the loss of carbon when stover is removed.

Study Looks At Stover Removal, Soil Loss

September 22, 2009 | Posted in Residue Management

How much corn crop residue, or stover, can be removed for biofuels without harming soil? An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study of a 10-mile circle around the University of Minnesota's Morris campus offers some clues.

Iowa State Studies Impact Of Stover Harvest

September 15, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Corn stover has been used for many years as bedding and food for livestock, as well as to nourish and protect no-till soils.

Harvesting No-Till Corn Residue For Energy Proves Challenging

Revenue from cobs, stover isn’t currently keeping up with cost of harvest, nutrient replacement.

By Mark Moore posted on June 1, 2009

Today’s ethanol industry continues to look to agricultural as a fuel source. While grain has seen the lion’s share of interest, corn residue holds promise as another potential fuel source.

Don’t Forget Nutrient Value When Harvesting Corn Stover

No-till corn stover could provide new revenue, but loss of nutrients from removed residue may offset income.

By Mark Moore posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Corn stover has generated a lot of attention as a potential new source of plant biomass to produce ethanol.

Corn Stover A Second Crop?

By Mark Moore posted on May 1, 2007 | Posted in Residue Management

The value of the corn residue on your fields might be more than agronomic: A market for corn stover to feed ethanol production is expected to develop in the foreseeable future.

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Ethanol Production From Corn Stover Called Possible Within The Next Year

March 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

With scientists progressing in their efforts to turn crop residues such as corn stover into ethanol, demonstration processing plants could begin using such materials within the next year, according to experts speaking during a recent conference at South Dakota State University.

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